Contents
• Cancer and the environment documents
• President's Cancer Panel materials
• About the Panel
• CHE Consensus Statement on Cancer and the Environment
• CHE teleconference series
• Get involved
Exclusive Cancer and the Environment Documents
Agricultural Exposures and Cancer [PDF]
Industrial and Manufacturing Exposures and Cancer [PDF]
Air and Water Pollutants and Cancer [PDF]
Radiation and Cancer [PDF]
CHE Consensus Statement on Cancer and the Environment [PDF]
More about the consensus statement
President's Cancer Panel Materials
President's Cancer Panel - Official site
Cancer and the Environment - Meeting series overview [PDF]
Industrial and Manufacturing Exposures
East Brunswick, New Jersey
Industrial and Manufacturing Exposures - Meeting flyer [PDF]
Industrial and Manufacturing Exposures - Meeting agenda [PDF]
Industrial and Manufacturing Exposures and Cancer - New fact sheet [PDF]
Testimony materials
Industrial Carcinogens: A Need For Action
Richard Clapp, D.Sc, MPH
B.U. School of Public Health
There is No “War” on Occupational Cancer
Adam M. Finkel, ScD, CIH
Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, UMDNJ School of Public Health and Executive Director, Penn Program on Regulation, Univ. of Pennsylvania Law School
Occupational Carcinogens – Environmental Carcinogens: A Fine Line [PDF]
Elizabeth T. H. Fontham, MPH, DrPH
Dean, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Public Health and Wendell Gauthier Chair in Cancer Epidemiology
Cancer Prevention through a Precautionary Approach to Environmental Chemicals
David Kriebel
School of Health & Environment, Lowell Center for Sustainable Production, University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Childhood Cancer and the Environment
Philip J. Landrigan, MD, MSc, FAAP
Professor and Chairman, Department of Community & Preventive Medicine, Professor of Pediatrics, and Director, Children's Environmental Health Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Preventing Cancer by Controlling Occupational and Environmental Exposures
Franklin E. Mirer, PhD, CIH
Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, Hunter College Urban Public Health Program
State of the Evidence: The Connection between Breast Cancer and the Environment
Policy and Research Recommendations for Moving Forward
Jeanne Rizzo, RN
President & CEO, Breast Cancer Fund
Agricultural Exposures
Indianapolis, Indiana
Agricultural Exposures - Meeting flyer [PDF]
Agricultural Exposures - Meeting agenda [PDF]
Agricultural Exposures and Cancer - New fact sheet [PDF]
Testimony materials
President's Cancer Panel testimony [WordPerfect]
Kenneth P. Cantor, PhD, MPH
Senior Investigator, National Cancer Institute
The One Stop Shop: Chemical Causes and Cures for Cancer
Tyrone Hayes, PhD
Professor of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley
Lung, Breast, Bladder and Rectal Cancer: Indoor and Outdoor Air Pollution and Water Pollution
John Vena, PhD
University of Georgia Foundation Professor in Public Health and Head, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health
Indoor/Outdoor Air Pollution and Water Contamination
Charleston, South Carolina
Indoor/Outdoor Air Pollution and Water Contamination - Meeting flyer [PDF]
Air and Water Pollutants and Cancer - New fact sheet [PDF]
Testimony materials
Environmental Factors in Cancer: Radon [PDF]
R. William Field, PhD, MS
Professor of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City
President's Cancer Panel White Paper: Radon [PDF]
Jay H. Lubin, PhD
Senior Health Scientist, Biostatistics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute
Nuclear Fallout, Electromagnetic Fields and Radiation Exposure
Phoenix, Arizona
Jan. 27, 2009
Nuclear Fallout, EMF and Radiation Exposure - Meeting flyer [PDF]
Radiation and Cancer - New fact sheet [PDF]
About the President's Cancer Panel
Starting in September 2008, the President's Cancer Panel has held four public meetings. The Panel's focus for 2008/09 was "Cancer and the Environment". These meetings offered a unique opportunity for interested CHE Partners to tell the panel and the American people what we have learned about the environmental causes of cancer. Each meeting explored a different set of environmental contributors to cancer causation
The agenda for each meeting included official testimony by invited experts and 15-20 minutes of open public comment. The list of invited experts for the panel meetings included many CHE partners and friends, including Jeanne Rizzo, Dr. Dick Clapp, Dr. Devra Davis, Dr. Phil Landrigan, Dr. Sandra Steingraber, Dr. Tyrone Hayes, and others.
Consensus Statement on Cancer and the Environment
The Collaborative on Health and the Environment, in partnership with the Lowell Center for Sustainable Production and the Breast Cancer Fund, has developed a consensus statement that lays out the scientific rationale for stronger cancer prevention and enumerates specific research and policy initiatives to prevent environmental exposures that contribute to cancer.
We invite you to voice your support for a stronger, science-based national cancer prevention agenda by signing the statement. As of 1/30/09, about 220 people and organizations have signed the statement.
Sign the Statement
CHE Consensus Statement on Cancer and the Environment [PDF]
View List of Signers
Cancer and the Environment Call Series
The Future of Cancer: Primary Prevention, the President's Cancer Panel, and the New CHE Cancer Consensus Statement
Thursday, Sept 4, 2008 What would a science-based cancer prevention agenda look like?
As the President's Cancer Panel began its series of four hearings on different aspects of cancer and the environment, the Collaborative on Health and the Environment, in collaboration with organizational Partners, including the Breast Cancer Fund and the Lowell Center for Sustainable Production, worked to provide a forum for scientific and public health experts, other clinical, public health, and safety professionals, union members, activists, students and concerned individuals to identify key action steps to ensure the official report of the Panel to the next President addresses the strong evidence base linking industrial agents with cancer and the need for more prevention-oriented research, programs and policies associated with these risk factors.
About sixty CHE Partners and friends joined us on Thursday, Sept. 4 for a call about the President's Cancer Panel, the new CHE Cancer Consensus Statement, and the future of cancer prevention in the United States and around the world. If you were unable to join us, you may listen to the recording with Quicktime by clicking the link below, or download the MP3 recording by right-clicking the link and selecting "Save File As".
Download the MP3 recording of this call
Growing Danger: Pesticides, Other Agricultural Exposures, and Cancer
Tuesday, Dec 9, 2008
Do the people who grow and harvest America's food -- and the many others exposed to harmful substances used in agriculture -- face a special risk of cancer?
Overall cancer incidence and mortality rates are low among farmers relative to the general population, but studies of farming populations routinely reveal elevated risk for several specific types of cancer. Some farm workers face disproportionate exposure levels to various chemicals. While a variety of substances either created by or used in agriculture may increase cancer risk, including solvents, fuels, nitrates in fertilizers, and engine exhaust, the bulk of research to date has focused on pesticides. Farmers and farm workers are not the only ones exposed to these substances.
Nearly 100 CHE Partners and friends joined us on Tuesday, Dec 9 for a discussion with Dr. Tyrone Hayes, Professor of Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, who testified at the recent President's Cancer Panel hearing on agriculture and cancer. An MP3 recording of this fascinating call is available for downloading on the main call page, linked below.
Main Call Page
Get Involved
Tell the Panel what you think
Even if you were not able to attend one of the meetings, you can still tell the panel what you think about the environmental causes of cancer and the steps the American government should take to reduce them. Expert testimony and public comment are being used to write an advisory report that will be given to the Obama Administration.
Submit a comment to the President's Cancer Panel (email)
You may submit written comments to:
The President's Cancer Panel
National Cancer Institute
6116 Executive Boulevard
Suite 212, MSC 8349
Bethesda, MD 20814-8439
Sign the Cancer Consensus Statement
By signing the CHE Cancer Consensus Statement, you are adding to the critical mass of people calling for a new approach to cancer - an approach that recognizes that many different factors contribute to cancer causation and that cancer prevention should be a major component of research and policy in the United States and around the world.
Sign the Statement
Download the CHE Consensus Statement on Cancer and the Environment [PDF]
View List of Signers
Join the Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE)
Who joins CHE? Scientists, concerned citizens, health professionals, policymakers, college students, and more - we welcome everyone to participate in the civil, science-focused dialogue that defines CHE. CHE Partners hail from 45 countries and counting. Applying to join CHE is quick, easy and free. You can tailor your level of engagement to your schedule and interests.
Apply to join CHE
Participate in the CHE Partnership Call series on cancer and the environment
What environmental exposures contribute to cancer causation? What steps can governments, regulatory agencies, researchers and individuals take to help prevent cancer?
These are big questions. One thing you can do to advance the cause of cancer prevention is to get informed. A good way to start is to participate in the CHE Cancer teleconference series on cancer and the environment. CHE teleconferences are free, and anyone can participate.
Spread the knowledge
Are you going to participate in a CHE teleconference? Great! Why not invite a friend or two and help spread knowledge about cancer causation and prevention? It's free and only takes a minute.
Invite a friend to join CHE
We welcome your questions and suggestions regarding this initiative. Please direct comments to Elise Miller, Director of CHE, at
Elise@HealthAndEnvironment.org.
Best wishes,
Elise Miller, MEd, Director
Shelby Gonzalez, Administrative Coordinator
Julia Varshavsky, Program Associate
